Jim Ishida

James Susumu Ishida (born July 29, 1943)^[1] is a Japanese-American retired character actor who has had a role in various projects over the course of his over 30 years-long career in films and television.

James Ishida
Born	(1943-07-29) July 29, 1943 (age 81) Stockton, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	TV, stage and actor
Years active	1969–2006
Spouse	Margaret Ishida
Parent(s)	James Takeshi and Sachiko Ishida

Jim Ishida portrayed T. Fujitsu, Marty McFly's boss in 2015 in Back to the Future Part II in 1989, and his most recent role was in 2005, when he had a part in the television movie Reading Room. Ishida had a recurring role on DYNASTY, as Alexis Colby Dexter’s butler. He has had guest parts in such TV shows as Nurses (1992), Baywatch (1992), Knots Landing (1989), The A-Team (1986), Trapper John, M.D. (1984), and The Rockford Files (1977). Ishida got his start in television in appearances on the hit CBS-TV show Hawaii Five-O, appearing in three episodes in different parts from 1973 to 1975. Ishida also appeared in a part as a Bali Majestic Guest in the Ken Kwapis directed film Dunston Checks In in 1996.

Early life and family

Born the son of James Takeshi Ishida (May 19, 1917 – January 24, 1980) and the late Sachiko "Sue" Ishida (May 31, 1920 – August 25, 2010). Ishida, who was also raised in the nearby town of Lodi, California, and his family were internees at a Japanese American internment camp in Rohwer, Arkansas for about a year during World War II, then released shortly after the conflict ended in 1945. Ishida's mother Sue served for many years in the Lodi Unified School District as a teacher, librarian, and culminating and as the Coordinator of the Instructional Materials Center there in 1982.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Midway	Pilot Lieutenant Takeo Koda	Uncredited
1983	Hansel and Gretel	Father
1983	Deal of the Century	Masaggi's Aide #1
1986	Deadly Friend	Coroner
1989	The Iron Triangle	Khoi
1989	Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects	Nakata
1989	Black Rain	Escort Officer
1989	Back to the Future Part II	Fujitsu
1990	Predator 2	Reporter #5
1991	Driving Me Crazy	Nissan Boss
1991	Showdown in Little Tokyo	Asian Cop #2
1991	Cold Heaven	Dr. Tanaki
1991	Ricochet	Reporter #4
1991	Strawberry Road	Pete
1992	CIA Code Name: Alexa	Guest
1994	The Next Karate Kid	Tall Monk
1995	Strange Days	Mr. Fumitsu
1995	Showgirls	Mr. Okida
1996	Dunston Checks In	Bali Majestic Guest
1996	The Silencers	Senator Furiyo
1998	Armageddon	Client #3
1999	Godzilla 2000	General Takada	Voice
2000	Stanley's Gig	Byron Fujisaki
2002	Real Women Have Curves	Landlord
2004	The Terminal	Yoshinoya Manager
2006	Sweet and Sour	Lea's Dad

Video games

• RAMA (1996), based on the books of Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee. Ishida played the role of Shigeru Takagishi.